Archives for January 2007
Meerabai Not Out - A film about cricket
31 January 2007 | Movies, Actress | No Comments
As the World Cup 2007 comes nearer, number of films are gearing up for a release in the same period. 'Meerabai Not Out' is one of them.
Starring Mandira Bedi, a cricket host and a solid fan, as the central protagonist, the film is all about cricket and revolves around her character. A quickie that […]
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Life threats on Kangana Ranaut
31 January 2007 | Actress | No Comments
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut of "Gangster" fame has claimed she is facing a threat to her life from her sister's alleged stalker and has filed a complaint here against him, a police official said today. Deputy Commisisoner of Police V K Choubey said, "A complaint was filed at Versova police station yesterday and we are […]
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BB star Jade Goody checks into rehab
31 January 2007 | Uncategorized | No Comments
'Celebrity Big Brother' star Jade Goody has reportedly checked into a rehabilitation centre after collapsing at her home. According to The Sun, Goody, who was at the centre of allegations of racist bullying in the house, has checked into the Priory in London.
The reality television star is reported to have collapsed after watching other housemates, […]
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Politicians court BB winner
31 January 2007 | Actress | No Comments
AN Indian political party revealed plans to enlist Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty as a candidate for upcoming state polls to cash in on her fame as winner of Britain's Big Brother. "We are trying to rope in Shilpa into our party," said opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Khanna. "The party is […]
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“I’m going to meet Sanjay Leela Bhansali,” says Rakhi Sawant
31 January 2007 | Actress | No Comments
"I'm on my way to meet Sanjay Leela Bhansali," claimed an excited Rakhi Sawant to a Mumbai tabloid. The item girl who has been adjudged as the "queen of entertainment" by Arshad Warsi and a "third grade person" by fellow 'Bigg Boss' housemate Roopali Ganguli, Sawant evokes a volley of disparate opinions from different people. […]
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Bollywood star beats race row to win British reality TV show
31 January 2007 | Actress | No Comments
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has drawn widespread praise for the graceful way she endured allegedly racist bullying to win a British reality television show, catapulting her into fame well beyond India. With 63 percent of viewers' votes, Shetty beat five other finalists Sunday at the end of "Celebrity Big Brother", a four-week programme in which […]
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O.P. Nayyar: Last of the Moguls
30 January 2007 | Music | No Comments
The man who redefined the Indian music and the man who became numero uno on his own without seeking audio help from Lata Mangeshkar, at the time when she was the melody queen, must have had something in him to be positioned at the apex of the music industry. He was the original Punjabi, who […]
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Ash, Abhishek and the many link-ups
30 January 2007 | Actors, Actress | No Comments
So, it's official now. Aishwarya Rai is the 'would be' Bachchan bahu and the "good girl" that Amitabh Bachchan had said he was looking for son Abhishek.
Aishwarya accompanied Abhishek and his family on a visit to the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi. Not just that, at the music launch of Guru, right in the presence […]
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Shetty offered sitcom
30 January 2007 | Actress | No Comments
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has been offered the chance to star in a new TV comedy about an Indian call centre. The show has been written by British comedy star Sanjeev Bhaskar.
After watching Shetty's antics in reality show Celebrity Big Brother, he is desperate to write her a role. Bhaskar - the star of The […]
Scene Stealer : Mithun Chakraborty
30 January 2007 | Actors | 1 Comment
Why is everyone raving about Mithunda? You've certainly caught everyone by the collar in Guru?
I've been getting a lot of applause, both from the media as well as the public. It feels great, but I give full credit to Mani Ratnam who's an actor's director.
Your character, Manik Dasgupta, was obviously inspired by Ramnath Goenka, the […]
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The language of love
30 January 2007 | Movies | No Comments
For her next feature film, Aparna Sen is getting "a Japanese girl" to play Rahul Bose's love interest. The Japanese Wife — or Japani Bouma in Bengali — will be an English film with some Bengali dialogues. "It is based on a story by author Kunal Basu. The Bengali dialogues will be subtitled in English […]
Another star-kid enters!
29 January 2007 | Actress | No Comments
After Amrita Arora's exit from VICTORIA NO. 203, producer Kamal Sadanah and director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan have found the replacement for Saira Banu's role in the remake. It's Vinod Mehra's daughter Soniya.
How did Soniya step in? "I'd like to thank Anupam Kher for it," producer Kamal Sadanah tells me, "Anupam-ji was aware of the developments […]
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